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2. Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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   In a recently published metaanalysis, [26] with data from both developed and developing countries, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In Tube had a pooled sensitivity for active TB of 81% and specificity of 99.2%, whereas T-SPOT.TB had a pooled sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 86.3%. In head-to-head comparisons, the sensitivity of IGRAs surpassed TST.

3. Quantiferon - Wikipedia

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   The Quantiferon-TB Gold test (QFT-G) is a whole-blood test for use as an aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, including latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and tuberculosis (TB) disease. [15] This test was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005.

4. Mantoux test - Wikipedia

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   QuantiFERON-TB Gold is FDA-approved in the United States, has CE Mark approval in Europe and has been approved by the MHLW in Japan. The interferon gamma release assay is the preferred method for patients who have had immunosuppression and are about to start biological therapies.

5. QIAGEN (QGEN) QuantiFeron Hits New Sales Landmark in TB Testing

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6. Interferon gamma release assay - Wikipedia

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   T-SPOT.TB, a form of ELISpot, the variant of ELISA (licensed in Europe, US, Japan and China). [3] The former test quantitates the amount of IFN-γ produced in response to the ESAT-6 and CFP-10 antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which are distinguishable from those present in BCG and most other non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

7. The Incredible Reason Sloths Grow Algae on Their Fur - AOL

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   While humans wouldn’t be very happy to find that organisms were growing on their skin, particularly fungi, algae, and insects, it works out pretty well for sloths. Sloths may be hosting entire ...